Human Reproduction
Family Cooperative Project
Due: May 20, 2011
1) Creativity – container for egg, picture of room, . . . . . . . .
birth certificate
2) Care of Baby - undamaged egg (two-week period) . . . . .
1st damaged egg
10 Points
2nd damaged egg
5 Points
rd
3 damaged egg
0 Points
3) Poem: from unborn fetus to mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4) Balanced Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Start-up Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5) 12 Journal entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6) Parent Interview and Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7) Disease Brochure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8) Social Skills - interaction with partner.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9) What Did I Learn? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
5 POINTS
15 POINTS
5 POINTS
20 POINTS
5 POINTS
30 POINTS
10 POINTS
10 POINTS
5 POINTS
10 POINTS
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110 POINTS
Beginning Monday, May 9th, you and your partner will begin investigating some of the
responsibilities of a family. The focus will be on the offspring – an EGG. You will be
expected to take care of your offspring 24 hours a day for two weeks. Your partners will
be chosen by random selection.
The purpose of this project is to reinforce some ideas from chapter 26 on the human
reproduction system. Its focus is to help you understand not only, the purpose and
process of this system, but the responsibilities of its outcome (offspring).
You will be responsible for meeting all the criteria listed. Be as creative as possible with
your responsibility. All sections of this project should be done on the computer.
Planning to come before school or remain after school is essential. Make sure that all
decisions are made as a team (you and your partner).
On Friday, May 20th you will submit all components of the project in a 3-ring notebook,
with a title page that includes your names (“the parents”) and the name of your offspring
(“the egg”).
Remember that this project is designed to help you understand the concepts presented in
chapter 26. Your best effort and work is necessary to ensure its success.
I sincerely hope this will be a meaningful experience.
HAVE FUN and GOOD LUCK!
COMPONENT DETAILS
1) Creativity (Partners) – 5 Points – May 6th
Your grade for creativity will be based on three components: 1) the container that
you create for your offspring, 2) the birth certificate and 3) a picture or drawing of
your offspring’s baby room.
Note that both you and your partner must agree on the gender of your offspring.
This will be noted on the birth certificate and may be taken into consideration
when designing the baby room.
Although it is optional, you may add body parts (arms, legs, ears, eyes, hair, etc)
and clothing to your offspring.
2) Care of Offspring (Partners) – 15 Points – May 6th - 20th
It is important to care for your offspring and ensure it is safe. If you drop your
egg and it cracks, you must pay to replace it. Your egg will be checked daily for
cracks.
You must pay $0.50 for your initial offspring and $0.50 for any replacement
offspring. There is a maximum of only two replacement eggs.
Please store your egg in the refrigerator each night and weekend.
3) Poem (Partners) – 5 Points – May 11th
Create a poem from the perspective of the unborn fetus talking to mother about
doing drugs, drinking alcohol, or smoking while pregnant. Your poem must be
typed and illustrations should be included. An example by Emily Kaplin and
Sidney Wise:
It’s Not Just You
It’s not just your life now
Mommy, it’s mine too
So don’t do anything
That would hurt me and you
Inside you right now
A new life is starting
So stay healthy now
Or at least ‘til my departing
Anything that you do
Passes on to me
Anything that you drink or drugs that you do
Will not only affect you but my precious life too
Do you want me to be sick?
Do you want me to die?
Then I suggest you think
So I don’t have to say good-bye
4) Balanced Budget (Partners) – 20 Points – May 16th
Start-up Expenses (Partners) – 5 Points – May 9th
When you receive your egg, you will also be given an annual family income.
From this income, you will create a balanced budget. You will be given
homework and class work tasks to assist you in developing a balanced budget.
In addition, you will be required to create a list of upfront costs associated with
having a baby. This list would include every thing you must purchase in
preparation for a child. Such expenses may include: a crib, changing table, car
seat, clothing, blankets, etc.
5) Journal Entries (Individual) – 30 Points – May 20th
You will be required to write a journal entry beginning on January 12, 2007.
Each journal entry should be dated and contain at least 20 sentences. Please
remember subject-verb agreement, spelling, and punctuation. Each person should
have 12 journal entries. An example from Janai Johnson:
January 11th
“Tomorrow our new bundle of joy will be born and I am so excited. We have decided that her
name will be Madeline Regain Johnson. I think I want to just call her by her middle name Regain.
I will be delivering at Emory Crawford-Long Hospital. I have been through ups and downs during
these nine months, but I know it will be all worth it once I see my baby’s face. I’m kinda scared
about having a baby. But we have the same doctor as my cousin, so I know it will be ok. Today I
went shopping and got some really cute bibs and onesies………”
Use your imagination when writing these entries. Some ideas could include:
- Any discussions with your partner about family responsibilities (this can
be done in person, over the phone, via e-mail, instant messenger…etc.)
- Visits/calls made to price items for household and offspring expenses
- The duties / activities performed for that day (i.e. we called St. Joseph
Hospital to find out the cost of the labor and delivery. We took our
offspring to the babysitter so that we could meet with our accountant.).
- Your feelings about being a parent and the responsibilities of caring for
an offspring.
6) Parent Interview & Paper (Individual) – 10 Points – May 18th
You will be required to write up a list of 10 questions to ask your parent or
guardian during an interview. Questions could be pertaining to the anatomy and
physiology of the human reproduction system, parenting, birth, and even
development after birth. You will report your findings in a one page paper about
the interview.
NOTE: Your teacher must approve all questions. If your teacher doesn’t
approve your questions you will not receive credit for this component.
7) Disease Brochure (Partners) – 30 Points – May 13th (draft)
You will be making a pamphlet describing the genetic disorder or disease that
your offspring has been born with. Your brochure will be graded on the
following items:
a. Must be computer generated
b. Creative
c. Illustrations must be included on every page
d. Factual information must be used.
e. All available space must be used.
NOTE: Be sure to write your information in your own words. Do not copy
directly from the web, encyclopedia or books. You will receive a failing
grade on this project for plagiarizing.
8) Social Skills (Individual) – 5 Points – May 17th
When caring for your offspring, you and your partner must be able to
communicate effectively with each other. This is a very vital part of the project in
order to ensure great success. You are required to type a paragraph that entails
how you interacted with your partner. You will also be given a rubric to rate your
partners work ethic. This will be taken into consideration when points are given
to this particular section.
9) What Did I Learn (Individual) – 10 Points – May 168th
Type a one page essay explaining what knowledge you gained from completing
this project. An exerpt from Emily Kaplan’s 2004-2005 essay:
“I have learned so many things from this project. I have learned some of
the responsibilities that is needed to take care of an offspring. I realize that
I am not physically, mentally, or emotionally ready to become a parent.
Your so called normal life is drastically changed once you have a child and
as a parent adjustments must be made.”
TIMELINE
Throughout this project their will be check points that will be conducted by your teacher.
Here is a list of the tentative dates and what will be due:
May 6, 2007……….Birth Certificate & Container
May 9, 2007……….Start-up Expenses
May 10, 2007……….Interview Questions Approved
Daily……….Journal Entry Check
May 16, 2007……….Budget
May 13, 2007……….Disease brochure (draft)
May 18, 2007……….Parent Interview Paper
May 17, 2007……….Social Skills
May 18, 2007……….What you learned
May 20, 2007……….All journal entries complete